[Coco] Re: CoCo needs?

[Paul T. Barton]

Guys,

Yes, the 2793 does DD & HD and it's totally
compatible with the RS-DISK ROM's. I've used
a couple in "projects".

idezilla; Paul T Barton

--- Roger Merchberger <zmerch at 30below.com> wrote:

> Rumor has it that jdaggett at gate.net may have
> mentioned these words:
> >Torsten
> >
> >The WD 2793 would be the ideal chip to design
> a round, but it to is 
> >becoming rare.
> >These too are drying up in the surplus market.
> It is software compatible 
> >with the
> >1793 and is a single 5 volt part. It does not
> require the two external 
> >support chips
> >that the 1793 uses. This would be the painless
> way to go.
> 
> Are they similar enough to the 1773? (Those
> seem to be made of pure 
> unobtanium... :-(  ) I can find 2793's... I yet
> have some totally blank 
> Disto Super Controllers just waiting for
> parts...
> 
> Also, can you change the datarate to the 2793
> so you could (theoretically) 
> access HD floppies? AFAIK, that cannot be done
> with the 1773. (Not a big 
> deal to me per se... but it could be fun to
> tinker with! ;-) )
> 
> >Any other chip may require software changes
> that tends to obsolete many disk
> >software already written. Not a good
> situation.
> 
> Yupper.
> 
> Laterz,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> 
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